First published in 1906, Geronimo is the collaborative work between Geronimo, chief of the Chiricahua Apache, and author S.M. Barrett. The latter was given special permission from Theodore Roosevelt to interview Geronimo while he was a prisoner of war at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. What Barrett recorded is a blunt, firsthand account of the 25 years Geronimo spent fighting the U.S. government. "I am thankful that the President of the United States has given me permission to tell my story," said Geronimo. "I hope that he and those in authority under him will read my story and judge whether my people have been rightly treated."